Archive for September, 2011

So I’ve been blown away by some of these runway shows these past few weeks going on in NY, London and Milan. And with this obsessing, came the realization I hadn’t talked to you all about fashion vocabulary here on the Portuguese Blog. Where are my fashion lovers who want to learn how to describe…

Rock in Rio 2011 began on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, the first time in 10 years that the festival will be held in Brazil. Bands and artists from Brazil and all over the world are flocking to Rio over the next two weeks. Let’s read a bit about one of the world’s biggest music…

In Brazilian Portuguese, there are lots of words used to describe positive emotions or concepts. Today we’re going to learn how to express the sentiment of excitement. 1. Empolgar This means to be excited or thrilled. You can also use the adjective empolgado, which means excited. Fiquei empolgada com o novo iPhone, que parece muito…

E aí, pessoal? Tudo bem? Well, Facebook changed its layout, again! And we asked our readers in our Facebook page to say, in Portuguese, what they thought about. Most of them were pretty upset but there were some that didn’t care much or at all. Take a look at some of the comments: Não gostei!…

Today, President Dilma became the first woman ever to open the UN General Assembly. It’s a tradition for the Brazilian president to open the annual session, and Dilma took advantage of the opportunity to talk about women’s rights, along with the European crisis, the Middle East, and other international issues. According to the BBC, the…